Amanda Kingsley Malo

Founder, PoliticsNOW

Women in politics, Politics, Education, Community organizing

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Crater Conversations: Amanda Kingsley Malo

The political world is definitely a difficult one to enter, and even more intimidating for women, who are already historically under represented. This is why Amanda Kingsley-Malo took action into her own hands and founded the organization Politics NOW who’s mission is to empower, educate and encourage northern Ontario women to participate in the political process at all levels.

Only 1 Northern Ontario city council has gender parity. This teacher is changing that.

Why Aren’t More Women Running for Council?

CBC Radio, January 19, 2018Radio/Podcast

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/programs/morningnorth/women-s-march-will-be-held-in-sudbury-1.4494553

Activists in Sudbury are joining Women's March Canada by hosting their own event. Amanda Kingsley Malo is one of the organizers of the event. We spoke to her about the event and why this year in particular, people might be even more receptive to the message behind the march.

CBC Radio, September 25, 2018Radio/Podcast

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1328562755889

Do municipal politics in the northeast have a gender problem? There are more men running for municipal office in northeastern Ontario than women. We spoke about the issue with the founder of PoliticsNow, Amanda Kingsley-Malo. PoliticsNow works to encourage women to run for elected office.

CBC, March 10, 2017Radio/Podcast

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/politics-now-sudbury-leaders-1.4020192

Amanda Kingsley Malo started Politics Now to encourage more women to pursue political careers in the north

'Women's rights are human rights' – Women's March returns to streets of Sudbury

The Sudbury Star, January 19, 2019Print

URL: https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/womens-rights-are-human-rights-womens-march-returns-to-streets-of-sudbury

The wind was bitterly cold, but the Amanda Kingsley Malo’s heart was warmed by the sight of one vehicle after another streaming into the parking at the corner of York and Paris on Saturday morning. Bundled up, carrying brightly-coloured signs and throwing high-fives to passers-by, community members showed strong support for what has become an annual event – the Sudbury edition of Women’s March Canada, a national movement promoting civil rights, social justice and equality.

Second annual Women's March takes place Saturday

Sudbury.com, January 17, 2019Print

URL: https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/second-annual-womens-march-takes-place-saturday-1200291

“We recognize that there is no true peace, freedom, or inclusion without equity for all,” said march co-organizer Amanda Kingsley Malo, in a press release. “We march because there is still so much work to do to protect and advance the rights of women, and the rights of all vulnerable citizens in our country. We look forward to welcoming fellow marchers and allies.”

'Women’s rights are human rights': Rally in downtown over the weekend

Sudbury.com, January 21, 2019Print

URL: https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/womens-rights-are-human-rights-womens-march-in-downtown-over-the-weekend-1205781

Amidst the frigid temperatures of Saturday afternoon, roughly 70 women and their allies marched the Paris Street bridge to participate in the city's second annual Women's March.

Sudbury to host Women's March Canada

CBC, January 19, 2017Print

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-womens-march-canada-1.4493644

Activists in Sudbury are joining Women's March Canada by hosting their own event. Amanda Kingsley Malo is one of the organizers of the event. We spoke to her about the event and why this year in particular, people might be even more receptive to the message behind the march.

Why so few women running for city council in Sudbury?

The Sudbury Star, July 31, 2018Print

URL: https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/why-so-few-women-running-for-city-council-in-sudbur

Out of 54 candidates running for mayor or city council in Greater Sudbury, only eight are women.

Politically active and proud of it

Laurentian Alumni, September 1, 2017Print

URL: https://readymag.com/u72212332/827773/9/

Teacher’s college graduate creates organization to support women in politics

Chelmsford teacher named finalist in CBC's 'We are the Change' project

CBC, April 19, 2017Print

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/chelmsford-teacher-award-nomination-1.4075236

Amanda Kingsley Malo, a 29-year-old schoolteacher from Chelmsford, organized a northern Ontario group recently to get women involved in municipal politics.

Women’s March hits streets of Sudbury

The Sudbury Star, January 20, 2018Print

URL: http://www.thesudburystar.com/2018/01/20/womens-march-hits-streets-of-sudbury

One year ago, Amanda Kingsley Malo watched close to 500,000 take to the streets for the Women’s March on Washington, part of a five-million-strong worldwide demonstration for women’s rights, as well as those of LGBTQ people and workers, reproductive rights, immigration and healthcare reform, racial equality and environmental justice.

The state of women in municipal politics in Ontario's north

Municipal World, November 5, 2018Online

URL: https://www.municipalworld.com/press-releases/women-in-municipal-politics/

After a week of compiling data, PoliticsNOW is releasing statistics about the state of women in politics in the north after Ontario’s 2018 municipal election.

12 Millennial Women on How to Get Involved in Canadian Politics

Flare Magazine, October 22, 2018Online

URL: https://www.flare.com/news/canadian-politics/

We’re officially one year out from the 2019 federal election—and if gender parity among elected MPs is on your wishlist, the work starts now. From grassroots organizers to former candidates, we asked 12 millennial women in Canadian politics for their best advice on getting involved

Why northern Ontario politics has a gender-parity problem

TVO, September 18, 2018Online

URL: https://tvo.org/article/current-affairs/why-northern-ontario-politics-has-a-gender-parity-problem

Just two of the 36 mayoral candidates in the region’s five largest cities are women — and while things are changing, some say they’re changing too slowly

Only 1 Northern Ontario city council has gender parity. This teacher is changing that.

CBC, June 13, 2017Online

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/2017/wearecanada/only-1-northern-ontario-city-council-has-gender-parity-this-teacher-is-changing-that-1.4156947

Out of nine city councils in Northern Ontario, only one has gender parity. Amanda Kingsley Malo is changing those numbers by getting more women involved in municipal politics.

How I Made It: Amanda Kingsley Malo

Flare Magazine, October 1, 2018Online

URL: https://www.flare.com/how-i-made-it/amanda-kingsley-malo/

Amanda Kingsley Malo is a Sudbury, Ont.-based teacher and founder of PoliticsNOW, an organization which works to help women get elected in Northern Ontario. Here, she tells FLARE how she made it.

Biography

Amanda Kingsley Malo is an elementary school teacher and social activist from Sudbury. She is also the founder of PoliticsNOW, a grassroots organization dedicated to getting women in Northern Ontario more involved in politics in their communities. Recently, Kingsley Malo was nominated for a Samara Everyday Political Citizen Award and was the winner of CBC's #WeAretheChange, a contest contest that highlighted innovative community change-makers all across our country in honour of Canada150. She was also the co-organizer of Sudbury’s first Women’s March in January of this year.

Expertise

  • Women in politics
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Community organizing